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humiliate

/hjuːˈmɪliˌeɪt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.08 in modern English

Syllables
hu-mil-i-ate
IPA
/hjuːˈmɪliˌeɪt/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cause to be ashamed; to injure the dignity and self-respect of.

Transitive verb

verb

To make humble; to lower in condition or status.

Transitive verb

verb

To defeat overwhelmingly.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin humiliātus, perfect passive participle of humiliō (“to abase, humble”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from Latin humilis (“lowly, humble”), from humus (“ground; earth, soil”); see humble.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

humiliates (present, singular) humiliating (participle, present) humiliated (participle, past) humiliated (past)

Derived Forms

humiliatable humiliatrix rehumiliate

Frequently Paired Words

humble humiliation humility

Synonyms

debase demean disgrace mortify shame abase abash bring low confuse confound degrade depress

Antonyms

dignify honor advance aggrandize elevate ennoble exalt nobilitate prefer promote raise uplift

Rhymes With

affiliate

Questions

How do you pronounce humiliate?
The recorded pronunciation is /hjuːˈmɪliˌeɪt/.
What does humiliate mean?
To cause to be ashamed; to injure the dignity and self-respect of.
Where does humiliate come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce humiliate

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